Security Vulnerability Detected In Linux: ptrace

Security Vulnerability Detected In Linux OS
A dangerous vulnerability has been found in certain versions of the
Linux OS.

In a Linux developer's mailing list, Alan Cox, one of the co-developers
who worked with Linus Torvalds to construct the original Linux kernel,
announced a flaw in certain Linux versions that makes it possible for a
local user to gain unauthorized root (full) control. The vulnerability
Cox warns about involves the possible exploit of a hole in the 'ptrace'
debugging tool.